McNally High School

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McNally High School
McNally High School Logo.svg
McNally High School Main Entrance (189770170).jpg
School Entrance in 2006
Address
McNally High School
8440 - 105 Avenue

Edmonton
,
Alberta
,
T6A 1B6

Canada
Coordinates 53°32′55″N113°27′33″W / 53.54861°N 113.45917°W / 53.54861; -113.45917
Information
School type Public Secondary School
Motto'Nihil Sed Optimum'
('Nothing But The Best')
Opened1964
School board Edmonton Public Schools
SuperintendentDarrel Robertson
Area trusteeTrisha Estabrooks
PrincipalKrista Mulder
Grades 10–12
Enrollment932 (2023)
Language English
Colour(s)Orange and Black   
MascotThe Tiger (Roary)
Team nameTigers
Budget$7,300,092 (2015 - 2016) [1]
Website mcnally.epsb.ca

McNally High School is a high school located in the Forest Heights neighborhood in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is operated by the Edmonton Public Schools system. The school is named after former Alberta Deputy Minister of Education and University of Alberta chancellor George Fred McNally.

Contents

Programs of study

International Baccalaureate

McNally offers the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program in addition to the Alberta education curriculum. Having a diploma graduating class normally greater than forty students a year, McNally has one of the largest international baccalaureate classes in Alberta. However, this is often attributed to the medium population base of the school, with about 300 students enrolled in the diploma program and 200 students enrolled in the certificate program each year. McNally currently[ when? ] offers international baccalaureate courses in biology, computer science, English, history, physics, visual arts, chemistry, French, Spanish, mathematics, Mandarin, music, and math studies.

Career and Technology Studies

The school offers a variety of programs aimed to help students develop skills for employment after graduation. These include photography, computer programming and animation, web design, communication technology, construction, design studies, and culinary arts. [2]

Building

While the building itself is not new, it has undergone many upgrades and repairs in the 2021-22 school year, including new lockers throughout the school, new bathrooms, all the classrooms were painted, the large gymnasium, and change rooms, and some classrooms. The school has separate labs for all the sciences, including a physics lab, a biology lab, a chemistry lab and three computer labs. McNally is dedicated to athletics, and as a result, there are two gyms, a fitness center and a new dance facility. There is also a large drama room and multiple music / choral rooms.

Athletics

The following teams are available at McNally High School.

Notable alumni

Extra-curricular activities

Programs run by students, for students, are important and widespread and give students the opportunity to organize events such as bike-a-thon, pancake breakfast, and H-Fest.

Clubs

Many clubs are available at McNally, with plenty of opportunities to start new clubs or associations. [3]

Events

2022 stabbing

In the afternoon of April 8, 2022, a 16-year-old boy was stabbed outside the school and was rushed to hospital in a life-threatening condition. [4] He succumbed to his injuries and died one week later on April 15, 2022. [5] He was subsequently identified as Karanveer Sahota. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "McNally Budget" (PDF). Edmonton Public School Board.
  2. ↑ "McNally Program Guide 2021-22.PDF".
  3. ↑ "Clubs and Activities". McNally School. Retrieved 2016-08-29.
  4. ↑ Lachacz, Adam. "Edmonton high school teen sent to hospital in critical, life-threatening condition after assault". ctvnews. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
  5. ↑ Lachacz, Adam. "Teen dies in hospital after assault outside Edmonton high school". ctvnews. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
  6. ↑ Amato, Sean (April 21, 2022). "7 youths charged in deadly attack of Edmonton high school student". CTV Edmonton . p. 1. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
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